Episode 13 Confessional

[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]

Aftermath From Tribal Council 12

Just about everyone was upset after this last tribal council. Tina is upset with Rudy. They have a long history together and she felt hurt & betrayed by him. I imagine she is probably upset with Gary & me too. Gary was upset with Rudy for only showing up to dictate the vote. Tina was 3rd on his list and he did not want to vote her. Keith is upset at me for not voting Gary or telling him who I was voting for.

I was finally able to talk to Rudy about our alliances. He wants to keep our alliance with Keith and include Rob M as a 4th. I have a couple of major problems with this. If we include Rob then that means we have an alliance or are working together with everyone left in the game. This has definitely gotten out of control. I do not want to include another person who I feel obligated to. Rudy and I also have our original final 3 with Gary which is the one I want to stay true to. Neither Gary or Rudy trusts one another and I think they would both turn on each other if given an opportunity.

Keith wants to know if Rudy & I still have a final 3 with him and what happened with the last vote. I was more or less straight up with Keith about the vote. I told him I didn't feel comfortable voting either Rudy or Gary and I didn't think he would go along with voting out Tina. I also told him I wasn't sure about our final 3 as things have gotten complicated in the game with alliances.

[Ian]

Random question, has things gotten complicated because of your final two with Gary?

[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]

I don't actually have a final 2 with Gary. He wanted one but I had already promised that to Rudy.

What is making things complicated is my final 3 with both Rudy and Gary. I don't think either trusts the other anymore and I want to remain loyal to both of them. Things got even more complicated when Rudy & I agreed to a final 3 with Keith. Gary and Keith would each like to vote the other one off.

[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]

Revealing Challenge Results

Rudy wins the immunity challenge which I found to be rather surprising. I actually thought he would be one of the first ones out. I'm thinking he has deals with everyone and no one wanted to put him 1st or 2nd on their list.

1) Who is under the false impression they are playing this game honestly? I'm not surprised I got the majority on this one. I think people expect me to be completely honest and open. In fact this is the way I would rather play the game. But in this game I have been behind a couple of blindsides. I haven't exactly lied to people straight out but I have held a lot of information & not shared it and I don't always give a direct answer when asked who I am voting for.

7) Who would be fun to blindside? I think this would be revenge for those I have either blindsided or played a big part in getting voted out. There may be some jury members who would enjoy this too.

2) Who could win their way into the finals just through winning immunity challenges?
4) Who's the most popular player in the game?
8) Who holds the power and most the cards in the game?
10) If you couldn't win the game, who would you most want to see win it?
12) If you were on the jury right now who would you cast your vote for to win the game?
Gary got all of these as the majority answer which I am not surprised about at all. It makes him seen as a big threat and will make him a big target to get out of the game. I don't know how much longer I can protect him from being voted out.

Keith is seen as the Jonny Fairplay of the game and as lying and manipulating. There is also some surprise that he is still in the game and most predict he will be voted out tonight. I don't really trust Keith myself and I think for that reason he is seen as a threat to others and will soon be voted out.

Robb is seen as irritating & annoying and someone who does not really know how to play the game of Survivor. He is another one who is seen as a surprise at still being in the game. I think Robb is still in the game because there where bigger threats out there. I haven't really seen him making any big moves other than being good in challenges. I think he has more or less just been voting with the majority.

Rob is also seen as someone who does not know how to play the game of Survivor. Actually I believe Rob is playing the game very under-the-radar and has some deals or a deal that will take him to the final 4. I know he can be a strong competitor and can see him making an immunity run. He is also a very social player and manages not to make any enemies. I think he is letting others do the work for him as far as strategy is concerned.

Gary or Keith

I was really worried about this vote. Rudy had been talking of a final four with Keith, Rob M, and the 2 of us. I couldn't go along with that. I don't think I would stand a chance in this alliance and would find myself in 4th place. There was also the very serious problem that it excluded Gary. In fact Gary has become the target to be voted out because of he is seen as a threat in challenges and socially.

Rudy told me last night he would have to sleep on it as to which group he would go with. I don't think he would have any problem voting Gary out and probably rightly so as Gary could very easily win the game if he made it to the finals.

The vote is between Gary and Keith. I cannot vote for Gary. I had already decided to vote for Keith and risk a tie vote and Rudy's wrath at not voting the same as him. Thankfully Rudy has decided to vote out Keith. I did agree to vote out Robb next round and have Rob M in the final 4. I look at this as a good compromise although Gary was against it. But at this point in the game my main concern was getting Rudy, Gary, and I to the final 3 and this was the only way I could see this being done.